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“There are darknesses in life, and there are lights. You are one of the lights.” —Bram Stoker, Dracula

For all of mankind’s advances in science, the world remains a realm of mystery and supernatural occurrences. The Victorian Era is the age of sinister fictional and historical villains, such as Count Dracula, Mr. Hyde, and Jack the Ripper, and an age when interest in the occult reaches new heights. While Leagues of Adventure firmly focuses on exploration and scientific endeavor, this major expansion is one of restless spirits and haunted houses, crumbling castles and Gothic architecture, fog-shrouded streets and deep forests, decadence and decay, secrets and madness, in which the supernatural defies the rationality of science and cold logic.

This book is an expansion designed for use with Leagues of Adventure, a roleplaying game of Victorian exploration, derring-do, and steampunk devices! The contents are compatible with other Ubiquity-powered games, such as All for One: Regime Diabolique, Hollow Earth Expedition, and Space: 1889.

Leagues of Gothic Horror is a 160-page softback book with black and white printed interior pages and a color cover. Its
format size is 8.5 x 11 inches.

Within this book you will find:

New Archetypes, Skills, Talents, Flaws, Leagues, and weird science devices specifically designed for those devoted to fighting the forces of darkness.

Eight detailed player characters (with art) and eight henchmen ready to use straight from the book.

Rules for horror, corruption, fortune-telling, occult grimoires, magic, and mentalism, plus an array of occult relics ranging in power from mere trinkets to potent items of myth and legend.

3. Enter your total amount. Shipping is FREE to anywhere in the world, even if stretch goals are unlocked, so you don't need to worry about that.

You are free to amend your pledge at any time using the green 'Manage My Pledge' button.

We have a number of pledge levels structured to fit most Ubiquity fans' pockets!

If you're new to the setting, the Novice backer level includes a softcover + PDF of Leagues of Adventure.

If you want just the core book, then either the Shadow Chaser (softcover) or Demon Hunter (limited hardcover) pledge levels are for you.

The Reinforcements! backer level contains two copies of Leagues of Gothic Horror, so you can keep one in pristine condition.

Please see Add-Ons below as well.

Here is a breakdown of our recommended pledge levels:

We are now offering the following add-ons for this Kickstarter. Decide on the extra books you desire and click on the green 'Manage My Pledge' button. Enter your new pledge level (pledge level + add-on cost) total. We will contact you at the end of the Kickstarter campaign to ask you which add-on books you ordered!

If stretch goals are unlocked and you have pledged for a level that does not include stretch goals, you can upgrade your pledge level to Ghost Hunter (PDF copies) or Werewolf Hunter (printed copies + PDF) using the green 'Manage My Pledge' button to take advantage of the extra books. Or you can go straight for those higher pledge levels to help us reach the stretch goals quicker.

Shipments will be sent from within both the US and the UK, thus minimizing
any complicated customs or shipping issues. Shipping is FREE to anywhere in the world, even if stretch goals are unlocked.

Please be aware that customers are responsible for paying any customs duties for their country.

Leagues of Gothic Horror is a detailed expansion, but that doesn't mean we don't have more goodies lined up! Check the individual pledge level listings to see what stretch goals your pledge automatically qualifies you for. Retail prices for these will be £10 (print) or £6 (PDF) per volume.

Reminder: There are only a few Add-Ons for this Kickstarter. If stretch goals are unlocked, you can always upgrade your pledge level to a higher level to take advantage of the extra books.

** Guide to Apparitions: UNLOCKED **

The first in a series of five guidebooks covering core Gothic Horror monsters in greater detail. Each volume expands the applicable core entry in Leagues of Gothic Horror with a wealth of background information, new supernatural powers, additional minor variants, and detailed major villains.Format: 64-pages, comic book size (6.69" x 9.61"), softcover, color cover, black and white illustrated interior.

This 78-page black & white interior, softcover book is packed full of information on life in Victorian London. It includes a 2-page map of the city and details over 120 locations. That's not all, though! As well as three sample player characters there are write-ups for 39 notable inhabitants and 20 stock denizens. There's also a list of important persons and their positions, ensuring the Gamemaster knows the names of key ambassadors, government officials, churchmen, museum curators, newspaper editors, and more!

Although designed for Leagues of Adventure, the information will compliment most any Victorian Era RPG.

In 2012 we produced the Globetrotters' Guide to Gothic Horror, a 50-page PDF with no art. As popular as the Guide was, PDFs don't sell as well as print books, and the Guide only scratched the surface. With access to Kickstarter, we knew we could tap even deeper into the shadowy world of Gothic Horror and produce a beautiful physical book fit to grace any gamer's shelf.

This book takes the material from Globetrotters' Guide to Gothic Horror, extensively expands and reworks it to over three times the original page count. It also includes brand new spine-tingling art. Instead of it being a guide to Gothic Horror, we've worked hard to produce the guide to Ubiquity-powered Gothic Horror.

The manuscript for Leagues of Gothic Horror is already written and laid out in basic form, so we're not asking you to fund writing or typesetting. The base goal is to fund a new trade dress fitting the genre, interior art, and a full print run to enter distribution.

Kickstarter doesn't separate production and shipping costs. In the same way that you have to add shipping costs to your pledges, so we have to add reward shipping costs into our basic goal. There are also Kickstarters' fees, which currently run at around 10% of the total amount pledged.

Triple Ace Games began in 2008. The masterminds behind the company,
Paul "Wiggy" Wade-Williams and Robin Elliott, had previously worked on
The Savage World of Solomon Kane and Slipstream settings, among
others, for Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Triple Ace Games has produced many
popular settings, including Hellfrost, Leagues of Adventure, and All for One: Regime Diabolique, plus the Rocket Race card game. With many years of experience in the games industry, we
continue to create fantastic games for everyone.

Risks and challenges

Designing and writing Leagues of Gothic Horror has been completed, so we know exactly what will be going into the final product. We also have a great deal of experience in the field of games publishing, and we think we can deliver this project without problems.

However, things can go wrong with anything that goes into a manufacturing process. We have identified that delays in artwork delivery and delays in manufacturing could happen. So we have allowed additional time in our schedule to enable us to navigate any delay issues. If all goes to plan, we may even be able to deliver the project a little sooner.

We understand the printing process as we have printed a good number of books previous to this project, and we know how to communicate our ideas to the printer. We have discussed proofing requirements, so we know that when the printing press is started our book will match our specification requirements.

With projects like this there is nearly always something that costs more so it is good business sense to have some contingency for this, which we have built in to our costs.

With regard stretch goals, our aim is to have everything ready to ship at the same time. We know exactly how much text and art is required for each book. We have a lot of art requirements, though. Hiring more artists spreads the load, but it also means more could go wrong as there are more links in the chain.

No matter what problems may occur we will always keep our backers and supporters informed of all issues so that you are aware of the situation and how we are dealing with it.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge £50 or more
About $79

LEAGUE OF ADVENTURE

This reward is for bricks and mortar stores only. You will be required to prove your store has a physical presence.

- 3 x HARDCOVER copies of Leagues of Gothic Horror. The hardcover books will not otherwise be available through the distribution chain. You can add more hardcover books at £18 each or softcover books at £9 each. This may impact shipping for international backers, but we'll discuss that if necessary.

- STRETCH GOALS: Three FREE softcover copies of all stretch goals we unlock.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge £250 or more
About $393

DORIAN GRAY

- 1 x SIGNED & NUMBERED HARDCOVER copy of Leagues of Gothic Horror plus a complimentary PDF of the full book.

- A half-page black & white portrait of you or a loved one will be created by one of our talented artists. The portrait will be used for one of the sample Victorian occult investigator characters in the book (our choice).

You will also receive a framed print of the artwork to hang on your wall, though we can't guarantee it will stop you aging!